Prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ose
A
ending for sugars
2
Q
-saccharide
A
sugar
3
Q
poly-
A
many or more than one
4
Q
mono
A
only one
5
Q
micro-
A
tiny or small
6
Q
macro-
A
big or large
7
Q
tri-
A
three
8
Q
di-/bi-
A
two
9
Q
bio
A
life
10
Q
-ology
A
the study of
11
Q
hydro-
A
water
12
Q
-phobic
A
fear/doesn’t like
13
Q
-philic
A
like
14
Q
hyper-
A
more
15
Q
hypo-
A
less
16
Q
iso-
A
same on both sides
17
Q
endo-
A
into
18
Q
exo-
A
leaving
19
Q
hetero-
A
different or opposite
20
Q
homo-
A
same
21
Q
co-
A
both/combination
22
Q
auto-
A
does it by itself
23
Q
sym-
A
together
24
Q
sis-
A
process
25
Q
photo-
A
light
26
Q
-troph
A
eater
27
Q
chem-
A
chemicals
